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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOCKY

a.Having locks or tufts.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LOCKY

LOCKY Lock "y, a.

 

Defn: Having locks or tufts. [R.] Sherwood.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Lockyer, Norman

Lock yer, Norman |ˈläkyər ˈlɑkjər | (1836 –1920 ), English astronomer; full name Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer. His spectroscopic analysis of the sun led to his discovery of a new element, which he named helium .

 

Oxford Dictionary

Lockyer, Sir Norman

Lockyer, Sir Norman |ˈlɒkjə | (1836 –1920 ), English astronomer; full name Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer. His spectroscopic analysis of the sun led to his discovery of a new element, which he named helium. He founded both the Science Museum in London and the scientific journal Nature, which he edited for fifty years.